High End Power supplies

[cantbprince]

I have almost decided on a PSU i'm looking at the

OCZ OCZ52012U-520W MODSTREAM POWER SUPPLY PCI-E READY W/ EZMOD CABLE SYSTEM & BLUE LED FAN

just wondering if anyone could recommend something better... ie good quality with better stats and quiet

thanks

 

[xTYBALTx]

PC Power & Cooling, SeaSonic are said to rock the house.

 

[cantbprince]

Any particular models???

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
Any particular models???

This S12 600watt is a nice Seasonic

 

[xTYBALTx]

PCP&C
SeaSonic

 

[cantbprince]

i'm not seeing any decibel ratings on that seasonic....

 

[rise]

what are you running?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

pcp&c are good, but arent they kinda noisy? and trust me cantbprince, the first thing someone would compliment seasonic for is it's quietness.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
i'm not seeing any decibel ratings on that seasonic....

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article247-page4.html

 

[cantbprince]

I am not running anything right now... just a crap computer from a company called MDG

it's got a
p4 1.8ghz (upgraded)
512 SDram
Saphirre Radeon 9000 128 (upgraded)


This is my new system that i am going to build:

AMD 64 3700+ sandiego
DFI lanparty Ultra-D
ThermalTake shark silver case
ATI x800xl
OCZ PC3200 2*512 VX GOLD

 

[suicidalpigeon]

a tagan 480 would be cool.

edit:Text

 

[Matt2]

Fortron Blue Storm 500w.

Can be had for ~$75. Rock stable. Looks cool. Quiet. Good stats on power output.

I love mine, but Seasonic, Antec and OCZ have excellent PSUs. Just a bit expensive compared to the Fortron.

 

[d2arcturus]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
I am not running anything right now... just a crap computer from a company called MDG

Haha! :music:"Go Genuine! Go MDG!":music:

What a steaming pile.


Anyway, aren't the new Antec TruePower 2.0s pretty quiet?

 

[cantbprince]

gotta love MDG rock solid house of raw computing power


Anyways I don't know which one to pick the OCZ PSUOCZ

or the S12 Seasonic???

I love the cable management on the ocz and it's pimp too

 

[d2arcturus]

If you've got a window and you're concerned about aesthetics then go with the OCZ. If you're concerned about noise, then go with the SeaSonic, although the OCZ isn't too loud either. You wouldn't be making a bad choice with either.

 

[cantbprince]

i think i will stick with OCZ i like the look alot better and the cable mgmt.

Do you know of any good canadian retailers that are inexpensive?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

modular vs silence is what comes down to me if i had to make the decision.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
modular vs silence is what comes down to me if i had to make the decision.

I gave up on cable management, so I'd go with Seasonic :laugh:

 

[Zepper]

PCP&C, Zippy/Emacs and Seasonic are considered the top tier - of course PCP&C does buy most of its parts from Zippy, Seasonic and/or ChannelWell but they do tweak the designs and do the certifications themselves so their PSUs can be considered their own.
. Topower (OCZ et al.), Channel Well (Enermax, Antec, Meridian/XClio et al.), Fortron Group with their multitude of rebadges, Enhance (Silverstone et al.) and perhaps a few others populate the second tier - it's all down hill from there.

.bh.

 

[Zepper]

PCP&C, Zippy/Emacs and Seasonic are considered the top tier - of course PCP&C does buy most of its parts from Zippy, Seasonic and/or ChannelWell but they do tweak the designs and do the certifications themselves so their PSUs can be considered their own. Delta also does top tier work (check the DPS-465AB-1A for the HP X4000 workstation - 6 magnificent pounds of power), but you can only buy them on the secondary market as Delta is all OEM these days.
. Topower (OCZ et al.), Channel Well (Enermax, Antec, Meridian/XClio et al.), Fortron Group with their multitude of rebadges, Enhance (Silverstone et al.) and perhaps a few others populate the second tier - it's all down hill from there.

.bh.